1985 Isuzu Trooper Problems
Owner-reported complaints filed with NHTSA, grouped by component
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What this page shows
Everything below is an owner-reported complaint submitted to NHTSA about the 1985 Isuzu Trooper, grouped by the component NHTSA recorded on the report. These are not confirmed defects, and they are not recalls. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a category with more reports in it is not evidence that a part is defective.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
Reports by component
Ranked by how many owner reports name each component category
- Body & structure266.7%
- Powertrain (other)133.3%
Percentages are of component mentions. A single complaint can name more than one component, so these do not sum to the total complaint count.
Each component in detail
What the reports in each category say, in the owners' own words
Body & structure
Reports naming the vehicle structure, frame, body panels, doors, hood and trim.
From owner reports, verbatim
FRAME RUSTED WHERE TORSION BAR IS WELDED.
THE FRAME HAS RUSTED THROUGH ENTIRELY AND BROKE IN HALF AND CAUSED THE DRIVER TO GO INTO A DITCH. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Powertrain (other)
Powertrain reports that are not specifically the engine or transmission — driveshafts, axles, transfer cases and differentials.
From owner reports, verbatim
1ST INCIDENT OCCURRED 1990 AT 5 MPH. LOST POWER. WHEEL WAS EXTENDING FROM CAR. 1200 MILES LATER, 2ND INCIDENT OCCURRED AT 40 MPH, NEAR CLIFF. WHEEL AND AXLE DEPARTED, PASSED VEHICLE, SWUNG BACK & HIT VEHICLE. PAID LAREDO TX DEALER TO DISMANTLED OTHER AXLES AND EXAMINED DIFFERENTIAL. 1200 MILES LATER REAR DIFFERENTIAL FAILED. CHARLSTON, SC DEALER GUARANTEED NO FAILURE. SEVERAL THOUSAND MILES LATER, NOISE & AXLE HOUSING OIL SPILL. REPAIRED IN NEW YORK CITY. SEVERAL THOUSAND MILES LATER, ANOTHER AXLE HOUSING OIL SPILL. IN 1991, NHTSA REPORTS THAT THEY HAVE NOT HEARD OF SIMILAR INCIDENTS & CAN'T HELP. SOLD VEHICLE AT LOSS WITH FULL DISCLOSURE & RECOMMENDATION TO REPLACE FULL AXLE HOUSING. 9 YEARS LATER, I HEAR OF A SIMILAR INCIDENT IN ANOTHER ISUZU TROOPER. NHTSA DATABASE (2000) REPORTS NO RECALL IN THIS AREA. IS THIS SERIOUS ENOUGH OF A SAFETY ISSUE FOR NHTSA TO EXAMINE?*AK
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.
Elsewhere on this vehicle
Data sources
- NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation — owner-reported complaints and the components recorded on them
Data on this page last refreshed .